ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਅਗਨਿ ਜਲੈ ਸੰਸਾਰਾ ॥
tarisnaa agan jalai sansaaraa.
The world is burning up in the fire of desire.
ਜਲਿ ਜਲਿ ਖਪੈ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਵਿਕਾਰਾ ॥
jal jal khapai bahut vikaaraa.
It burns and burns, and is destroyed in all its corruption.
ਮਨਮੁਖੁ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਏ ਕਬਹੂ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਬੂਝ ਬੁਝਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੯॥
manmukh tha-ur na paa-ay kabhoo satgur boojh bujhaa-ee hay. ||9||
The self-willed manmukh finds no place of rest anywhere. The True Guru has imparted this understanding. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The world runs hot with wanting, always reaching for the next thing.
A heart that only chases can never find a quiet place to rest.
But the Guru brings understanding, and understanding cools the fever down.
Endless wanting is a fever; understanding is the cool water that calms it.
Tarisnaa, the thirst that is never satisfied, is here a fever rather than a punishment. The Guru's understanding is the cool water that calms it.
A Question to Sit With
When has wanting something too badly made you feel restless?
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